Structural Staff Engineering Technician - Overhead Transmission

Contingent work opportunities align well with people who are looking for career flexibility and less traditional ways of working, but at the same time are people driven to deliver amazing work in high-profile situations. Magnit Direct Sourcing is a service offered by Magnit Global that provides top contingent talent directly to industry leading clients who have flexible contingent assignments that work on a variety of projects, and unlock opportunities for exciting work. This contingent assignment will be working with Black & Veatch. Black & Veatch is a global engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and consulting company that has ranked 1st in telecommunications and 2nd in power in the US. Their engineering, procurement, and construction solutions help clients move farther and faster.

This is a great opportunity that can provide you with a chance to help Black & Veatch ‘build a world of difference’ and enjoy the benefits that come from working for Magnit Global.

Magnit Global is a leading, global professional services and technology company and a certified “Great Place to Work”. We have been a leader in contingent workforce management since 1991 and work with leading Fortune 500 companies and other large organizations across numerous verticals including consumer electronics, research and development, pharmaceuticals, health services, and many more!

Location:

Onsite- 5 days/week - specify candidate location in Candidate Summary 

• Overland Park, KS 

• Ann Arbor, MI

• Houston, TX

• Orlando, FL

• Raleigh, NC

• Denver, CO

• Tualatin, OR

Job Summary

The Structural Staff Engineering Technician - Overhead Transmission role is an onsite position requiring candidates to be located within 50 miles of a regional Black & Veatch office. Locations include Overland Park, KS; Ann Arbor, MI; Houston, TX; Orlando, FL; Raleigh, NC; Denver, CO; and Tualatin, OR. This position requires overhead transmission design experience and PLS-CADD experience

Must have overhead transmission design experience and PLS-CADD experience
This opportunity with Black & Veatch offers the chance to collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams within the Technology, Commercial & Industrial Market Sector, supporting Grid projects such as Overhead Transmission Line, while building critical infrastructure for today’s and tomorrow’s challenges. Structural Engineering Technicians contribute to the design, analysis, and detailing of structural components and systems that support these advanced industrial and commercial facilities.

The Virtual Design & Data Solutions (VDDS) Staff Engineering Technician plays a key role in supporting the development of high-quality engineering deliverables for these complex infrastructure projects. Under general supervision, this position performs technical tasks requiring advanced knowledge of engineering principles and practices, with a focus on creating and modifying transmission models, drawings, and details using advanced techniques in industry-standard design tools, such as PLS-CADD. Provides technical guidance and may offer directions to other engineering professionals and technicians to ensure quality and consistency across project outputs.

Skills

Must have overhead transmission design experience and PLS-CADD experience

• Functions in a project engineering technician capacity.
• Under general direction, supports engineering and design teams by developing and modifying technical deliverables.
• Applies foundational engineering principles and established design practices to create moderately complex design concepts and solutions.
• Utilizes digital tools and design software (e.g., BIM, 3D modeling) to create, modify, and maintain technical documentation, drawings, and project deliverables.
• Provides technical guidance and may offer directions to other engineering professionals and technicians to ensure quality and consistency across project outputs
   

Key Responsibilities

• Applies knowledge of standards, systems, document control, departmental guides, applicable codes, and BV policies and procedures.
• May review project requirements and accurately determine the correct format and contents of the required deliverables.
• Proactively applies BV Quality Program to deliverables. Demonstrates personal accuracy and supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
• Reviews design inputs in order to ensure consistency. Assists to ensure deliverables are in compliance with the specific codes and standards suitable for the project.
• May apply basic engineering principles and established design practices in developing moderately complex design concepts and deliverables. Begins to apply judgment and make decisions with respect to deliverables and input interpretation.
• Capable of handling difficult technical assignments within an area of expertise and can provide technical guidance to other professionals.
• Performs design calculations, detailed material quantities and estimates, and records.
• May review the deliverables of others.
• May define work assignments and maintain schedules.
• May program control systems or participate in other plant start-up activities associated with a specialized area of expertise.
• Coordinates with other design group personnel to review and exchange project information necessary for design development.
• May support field activities. Focuses on the needs of internal clients while utilizing an understanding of external client's main interests and drivers.
• Proactively seeks and shares knowledge of latest technologies and processes.
• May apply judgment and makes decisions with respect to deliverables and input interpretation.

Education/Certificates

• Diploma or Certificate required. Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred.
• Typically a minimum of 5 years related work experience.

This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position: $34.82/hour - $46.43/hour

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K